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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have induced structures incorporated within individual cells to produce laser light. Cells are smart machines, and we are interested in exploiting their amazing capabilities by developing smart-cell lasers that might be able to find diseases and fire light at them on their own. We can envision lasers completely made out

Tires underinflated by 10 percent is estimated to decrease tread life by nine to 16 percent. In the days before full-service gas stations went the way of the dodo, in addition to filling ‘er up, the attendant would sometimes check the tire pressure. These days that task, along with actually pumping the fuel, has totally

Heatwaves from Europe to China are likely to be more intense and result in maximum temperatures that are 3°C to 5°C warmer than previously estimated by the middle of the century – all because of the way plants on the ground respond to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This projected temperature increase found by Australian

The research could lead to huge economic gains in the pharmaceutical and agrichemical sectors, plus more affordable medicines for healthcare providers. “…new iron catalysed reaction could prove to be a thousand times cheaper than an equivalent process…” SCIENTISTS at the University of Huddersfield have developed a new chemical reaction that is catalysed using simple iron

With the advent of 3D glasses with polarizing filters and LCD shutters you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d seen the last of the archetypal numbers with different colored filters. Well, think again because European researchers have come up with technology they say can display 3D images at a monitor’s full resolution, with no darkening of

Back in 1982, when the original Tron was released, movie merchandising wasn’t quite as… robust as it is today. Therefore, there wasn’t much available in the way of Tron collectibles, much to the chagrin of Apple II-using geeks everywhere. Skip forward 28 years, and you can now buy Tron Legacy toys before the movie has even opened. One of

The words we use and our writing styles can reveal information about our preferences, thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Using this information, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland has developed machine learning models that can detect antisocial behaviours, such as hate speech and indications of violence, from texts. Historically, most attempts to address

Perovskite solar cells show tremendous promise in propelling solar power into the marketplace. The cells use a hole-transportation layer, which promotes the efficient movement of electrical current after exposure to sunlight. However, manufacturing the hole-transportation organic materials is very costly and lack long term stability. Publishing in Science, a team of scientists in China, led by

ONCE the domain of the impoverished, coupon shopping has lost its stigma and become the de rigueur way of finding a bargain. Expensive hair and beauty treatments, overseas holidays, wine, dinners and flowers: these are the luxuries that usually go by the wayside when budgets are tighter. But as the financial crisis closed in, consumers